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wikipedia.org
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory
Memory - Wikipedia
Memory is not a perfect processor and is affected by many factors. The ways by which information is encoded, stored, and retrieved can all be corrupted.
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harvard.edu
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/12/how…
How memory works (and doesn’t) — Harvard Gazette
Many people have had the experience of smelling something — maybe a perfume or food — that triggers a memory, often from early childhood. Venki Murthy, a neuroscientist and director of the Center for Brain Science, admits we don’t really know why this happens, but he has some theories. “There’s just this deep-seated belief that somehow smells evoke these very old autobiographical ...
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clevelandclinic.org
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Memory: What It Is, How It Works & Types - Cleveland Clinic
Memory is how your brain processes and stores information so you can access it later. Most memory formation happens in your hippocampus, but the process also involves many other connected brain regions.
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verywellmind.com
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What Is Memory? - Verywell Mind
Memory is the process of acquiring, storing, retaining, and retrieving information. To improve memory, use strategies like writing things down and repeating information. Engage in regular physical exercise and mental stimulation to protect your memory as you age. Our memory helps make us who we are.
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psychologytoday.com
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Memory | Psychology Today
Memory is the faculty by which the brain encodes, stores, and retrieves information. It is a record of experience that guides future action.
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sciencedaily.com
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/2511…
Why some memories last a lifetime while others fade fast
Scientists have uncovered a stepwise system that guides how the brain sorts and stabilizes lasting memories. By tracking brain activity during virtual reality learning tasks, researchers ...
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britannica.com
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Human nervous system - Memory, Brain, Neurons | Britannica
Memory refers to the storage of information that is necessary for the performance of many cognitive tasks. Working, or short-term, memory is the memory one uses, for example, to remember a telephone number after looking it up in a directory and while dialing.